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Woozle at 12:27, 22 April 2022

2022-04-22T12:27:20Z

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2022-04-21T12:01:49Z

2022-04-20

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	It did feel like the heat-treatment was effective, though.		It did feel like the heat-treatment was effective, though.
			===2022-04-21 Thu===
			More small bites last night, but they're starting to feel more intense. My theory is that some eggs got laid, during the time when we had more than one adult bug at large, and those have hatched and are getting larger. I ended up doing three treatments last night -- there was maybe an hour respite after the first one, then just a couple of bites; after the second one, there was another respite of maybe two hours, and then a single bite... and then no more bites after that one. Maybe I've got them all this time? I hope so, because it turns out that doing those treatments is too disruptive to S's sleep.

			I'll probably do a trial tonight of ''not'' doing anything before bed, but if that doesn't work out I'll have to go back to doing the rather laborious full area-treatments before bedtime.

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Woozle: /* 2022-04-20 */

2022-04-20T12:43:35Z

2022-04-20

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	Also experimentally did a bit of blasting during the night, after I'd been bitten several times. I ''think'' I still got bitten once or twice after that, but I probably waited too long to try the experiment; will try doing it right away, as soon as I notice biting, henceforth.		Also experimentally did a bit of blasting during the night, after I'd been bitten several times. I ''think'' I still got bitten once or twice after that, but I probably waited too long to try the experiment; will try doing it right away, as soon as I notice biting, henceforth.
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	Got bitten twice~~. Did~~ an in-the-dark heat treatment. I felt another bite after that, but I'm getting the sense that the ''feeling'' of the bite happens a few minutes after the actual bite, when the bug's anaesthetic wears off. After that there were no more major bites, though some time later I did get a couple of ~~substantial~~ itches (they felt more substantial than skin irritation but less substantial than bug bites). So we'll have to see what happens happens tonight.		Got bitten twice, and did an in-the-dark heat treatment. I felt another bite after that, but I'm getting the sense that the ''feeling'' of the bite happens a few minutes after the actual bite, when the bug's anaesthetic wears off. After that there were no more major bites, though some time later I did get a couple of itches (they felt more substantial than skin irritation but less substantial than bug bites). So we'll have to see what happens happens tonight.

			It did feel like the heat-treatment was effective, though.

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Woozle: /* 2022-04-19 */

2022-04-20T12:42:25Z

2022-04-19

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	Also experimentally did a bit of blasting during the night, after I'd been bitten several times. I ''think'' I still got bitten once or twice after that, but I probably waited too long to try the experiment; will try doing it right away, as soon as I notice biting, henceforth.		Also experimentally did a bit of blasting during the night, after I'd been bitten several times. I ''think'' I still got bitten once or twice after that, but I probably waited too long to try the experiment; will try doing it right away, as soon as I notice biting, henceforth.
			===2022-04-20===
			Got bitten twice. Did an in-the-dark heat treatment. I felt another bite after that, but I'm getting the sense that the ''feeling'' of the bite happens a few minutes after the actual bite, when the bug's anaesthetic wears off. After that there were no more major bites, though some time later I did get a couple of substantial itches (they felt more substantial than skin irritation but less substantial than bug bites). So we'll have to see what happens happens tonight.

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Woozle: /* 2022-04-18 */

2022-04-19T13:02:51Z

2022-04-18

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	Got bitten 4-5 times overnight.		Got bitten 4-5 times overnight.

			Found one in the doorframe at bedtime. Didn't continue heat-blasting after that.
			===2022-04-19===
			Did get bitten again, aplenty -- but it started a good hour or two later than usual. Hm.

			Also experimentally did a bit of blasting during the night, after I'd been bitten several times. I ''think'' I still got bitten once or twice after that, but I probably waited too long to try the experiment; will try doing it right away, as soon as I notice biting, henceforth.

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Woozle: /* 2022-04-17 */

2022-04-18T12:16:43Z

2022-04-17

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	Got about 3 bites overnight. So I guess there is another bug. Will heat-treat if I can't find it visually.		Got about 3 bites overnight. So I guess there is another bug. Will heat-treat if I can't find it visually.

			Heat-treated under my side of the bed at bedtime.
			===2022-04-18===
			Got bitten 4-5 times overnight.

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Woozle: /* 2022-04-16 */

2022-04-17T12:10:08Z

2022-04-16

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	Got about 4 bites last night. The kids won't be coming up for reading for awhile (finished reading series), so that should make it easier to isolate the source and figure out what areas our heat-treating regimen needs to focus on.		Got about 4 bites last night. The kids won't be coming up for reading for awhile (finished reading series), so that should make it easier to isolate the source and figure out what areas our heat-treating regimen needs to focus on.

			Evening: found one bug sitting on the rafters, when I lifted my corner of the mattress. I decided not to do a heat-treatment because I wanted to see if that was all of them, or if that smaller number of bites could have been more than one bug.
			===2022-04-17===
			Got about 3 bites overnight. So I guess there is another bug. Will heat-treat if I can't find it visually.

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Woozle: /* 2022-04-15 */

2022-04-16T12:59:20Z

2022-04-15

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	[[File:20220415_204115.bedbug.crop.jpg\|frame\|'''Fig. 3''': 2022-04-15]]		[[File:20220415_204115.bedbug.crop.jpg\|frame\|'''Fig. 3''': 2022-04-15]]
	Bedtime check: found and disposed of one bug (Figure 3), saw another fall off (''probably'' sufficiently in line-of-fire of the heat gun, but who knows). Both were in wooden understructure, near my head.		Bedtime check: found and disposed of one bug (Figure 3), saw another fall off (''probably'' sufficiently in line-of-fire of the heat gun, but who knows). Both were in wooden understructure, near my head.
			===2022-04-16===
			Got about 4 bites last night. The kids won't be coming up for reading for awhile (finished reading series), so that should make it easier to isolate the source and figure out what areas our heat-treating regimen needs to focus on.

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Woozle at 00:55, 16 April 2022

2022-04-16T00:55:17Z

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	Found more than six bugs -- all about the same size as the ones found upstairs -- on the TV couch. Gave the couch a pretty thorough heat-treatment. We obviously need to resume doing that regularly.		Found more than six bugs -- all about the same size as the ones found upstairs -- on the TV couch. Gave the couch a pretty thorough heat-treatment. We obviously need to resume doing that regularly.
			[[File:20220415_204115.bedbug.crop.jpg\|frame\|'''Fig. 3''': 2022-04-15]]
	Bedtime check: found and disposed of one bug (~~photo taken~~), saw another fall off (''probably'' sufficiently in line-of-fire of the heat gun, but who knows). Both were in wooden understructure, near my head.		Bedtime check: found and disposed of one bug (Figure 3), saw another fall off (''probably'' sufficiently in line-of-fire of the heat gun, but who knows). Both were in wooden understructure, near my head.

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Woozle: /* 2022-04-15 */

2022-04-16T00:51:09Z

2022-04-15

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	Found more than six bugs -- all about the same size as the ones found upstairs -- on the TV couch. Gave the couch a pretty thorough heat-treatment. We obviously need to resume doing that regularly.		Found more than six bugs -- all about the same size as the ones found upstairs -- on the TV couch. Gave the couch a pretty thorough heat-treatment. We obviously need to resume doing that regularly.

			Bedtime check: found and disposed of one bug (photo taken), saw another fall off (''probably'' sufficiently in line-of-fire of the heat gun, but who knows). Both were in wooden understructure, near my head.

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